A Prayer of Thanksgiving November 25 Remember the
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A Prayer of Thanksgiving November 25
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Remember the time … • When have you been overcome by gratitude? • We might not always be overcome, but we often receive blessings we didn’t expect • Certainly God demonstrates His grace on us daily as He provides our needs and more • Express gratitude and trust in the One who hears our prayers.
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Listen for ways to praise God. Psalm 138: 1 -2 (NIV) I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing your praise. 2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
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Thankful for Love and Truth • What words indicate the depth of the praise David gave to the Lord? • What motivated David to write this song to God? • What do you think David meant when he said he praised the Lord “before the ‘gods’ ”? • In what circumstances today might we choose to worship the Lord before other "gods"?
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Thankful for Love and Truth • Verse 2 in the KJV reads, I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. What do the words “lovingkindness” and “truth” mean in relationship to God? • How has God displayed love and truth in your life recently?
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Thankful for Love and Truth • Why do we often fail to give God thanks for what He has done? • How do the Psalmist’s words remind us to express our thanks to God?
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Listen for reasons to praise God. Psalm 138: 3 -6 (NIV) When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted. 4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth. 5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great. 6 Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
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Thankful for God’s Provision • How had the Lord met David’s needs? • Whom did David want to join him in praise to God? • What might influence the kings or peoples of the earth to praise the Lord? • According to this passage, what things display God’s glory?
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Listen for God’s protection. Psalm 138: 7 -8 (NIV) Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. 8 The LORD will fulfill [his purpose] for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever-- do not abandon the works of your hands.
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Thanking God for Protection • How does the Lord demonstrate His care for those He loves? List the assurances from the Lord that David claims in these verses. • What hope did David place in the Lord? On what are these assurances based? • How have you found God’s words and ways to be reliable?
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Thanking God for Protection • When has God protected you without your awareness at the time? • How does a thankful spirit give you courage as you face challenges in life? • What’s happened recently in the life of our group to cause us to say, “God is faithful”?
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Application • Be thankful. • Every day this week tell God something you are thankful for.
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Application • Write out your thanks. • Make a list—a long list!—of all the reasons you have to be thankful. • Pray through the entire list and thank God for the different ways He has blessed and touched your life.
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Application • Thank someone. • Write a handwritten note to someone for whom you’re thankful • Tell that person why you thank God for him or her. • Include a prayer of thanksgiving
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A Prayer of Thanksgiving November 25
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